UAE Fuel Prices 2026 — Monthly Rates

UAE fuel prices are not negotiated at the pump. They are set centrally, once a month, by the UAE Fuel Price Committee under the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, and they apply uniformly across every station in the country — ADNOC in Abu Dhabi, ENOC in Dubai, Emarat in Sharjah and every independent forecourt. The Committee meets in the last week of each month and publishes the rates that will take effect on the first day of the next month.

November 2026 prices (per litre)

All grades — November 2026

• Super 98: AED 4.16 per litre (down from 4.40)
• Special 95: AED 4.04 per litre (down from 4.28)
• E-Plus 91: AED 3.97 per litre (down from 4.21)
• Diesel: AED 4.75 per litre (down from 4.80)

Every grade is cheaper for November, the first cut since July. The three petrol grades each fell AED 0.24 a litre, between 5.5% (Super 98) and 5.7% (E-Plus 91), and the official WAM release gives the petrol drop as 5.6%. Diesel fell only AED 0.05, or 1.04%, so it now sits AED 0.71 above Special 95. WAM names the approving body as the Gasoline and Diesel Prices Follow-up Committee and says the monthly mechanism is based on global fuel price movements.

Super 98 and Special 95 are still above AED 4 a litre after the cut, while E-Plus 91 drops just under it. October was the first month above AED 4 in more than four years: Khaleej Times puts the last comparable level at July 2022, when Super 98 sold for AED 4.63 and Special 95 for AED 4.52.

How the Fuel Price Committee actually sets the rate

The Committee reviews three inputs each month:

• International benchmark prices — Brent crude and Singapore-traded gasoline / gasoil indices over the prior 30 days.
• Local logistics and operating costs — refining, storage, distribution and the operating margins for ADNOC, ENOC and Emarat.
• Tax and statutory fees — VAT and any applicable excise, applied on top of the base rate.

The resulting rate is published in Arabic and English on official channels and reported by Khaleej Times, Gulf News and the wider UAE press. The new price applies from 00:00 on the first of the following month. There is no regional variation — the price you pay in Hatta is the price someone pays in Ruwais.

What changed in 2026

What this means for your fuel bill

For a typical UAE driver doing 1,500 km per month in a car returning roughly 12 km per litre of Special 95:

• Monthly fuel use: ~125 litres
• At the November 2026 Special 95 rate: 125 × AED 4.04 = AED 505.00 per month
• In October the same driving cost 125 × AED 4.28 = AED 535.00, so November saves AED 30.00 a month
• In January it cost 125 × AED 2.42 = AED 302.50. November is still AED 202.50 a month more, a rise of about 67% for the same kilometres

A diesel vehicle (SUV, van, larger commercial car) doing the same 1,500 km at roughly 10 L/100km burns 150 litres. At November's AED 4.75 that is AED 712.50 a month, down from AED 720 in October.

When will the next change be announced?

The Fuel Price Committee publishes the December 2026 rates at the end of November. WAM usually carries the official release, and Khaleej Times, Gulf News and the wider press pick it up within a few hours. To work out the total ownership cost of a vehicle at the current pump rate, use the UAE Car Ownership Calculator — it factors fuel, insurance, registration, Salik and depreciation into a single monthly figure.

Are UAE fuel prices subsidised?

Not since 2015. The UAE deregulated fuel pricing in August 2015, ending the historical petrol subsidy. Since then, retail pump prices reflect the actual cost-plus-margin structure the Fuel Price Committee sets each month. The rate moves up and down with the global crude market — small increases are common in summer and during geopolitical tension, decreases when global inventories build.

Why all four grades exist

• Super 98 — Highest octane, recommended for high-performance and turbocharged engines. Most expensive grade.
• Special 95 — Standard grade. What most UAE-registered passenger cars are built for. The "default" pump choice.
• E-Plus 91 — Older or lower-compression engines. Slightly cheaper than 95. Many drivers use 91 in older cars without performance loss.
• Diesel — Commercial vehicles, larger SUVs, some Toyota Land Cruiser variants. Priced separately because it tracks global distillate, not gasoline.

Liphyr re-verifies this guide each month after the Fuel Price Committee publishes the next set of rates. The lastVerified date above tells you when the figures here were last checked against the official monthly announcement.